Public Opinion, Chicago Council Survey data tracks trends in American public opinion on US foreign policy since 1975., Survey Reports, Research, Analysis and policy recommendations on US foreign policy and national security., All Research, Events, Policymakers and influencers share their experien...

Americans and Russians agree on few matters as each believe the other is influencing their domestic affairs.

Surveys on Japanese and American attitudes conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and international partners.

November 21, 2016, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz , Craig Kafura , and Kelhan Martin, Download Report (PDF), Recent survey findings show that policies focused on furthering US energy independence are most likely to gain bipartisan support., As the other signatories to the Paris Agr...

August 29, 2024, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Hussein Malla / AP, Download Report (PDF), The US public is now equally split on whether Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza is justified or not., Over the weekend, Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire in one of...

Joint surveys on Iranian and American attitudes conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and international partners.

April 15, 2026

On March 12, the offices and conference center at the Council closed, and all in-person events were cancelled, for an indefinite period.

Americans of color tend to be more supportive of efforts to address climate change than White Americans.

August 1, 2023, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura , Dina Smeltz , Joshua Busby , Jonathan Monten , and Jordan Tama, AP Photos, Download Data (ZIP), We explore whether foreign policy professionals and the American public are on the same page when it comes to America’s strategy abroa...